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FORT ST. JOHN – Fort St. John is the fi rst B.C. community to have a Science World representative per-manently located outside of the Van-couver building as part of the orga-nization’s mission to expand science literacy.

The initiative is both a continua-tion of Science World’s long standing mandate to be active across the prov-ince, and the start of a new drive to have a permanent, ongoing presence in B.C. communities.

“Not doing that by making little mini domes like we have in Vancou-ver, but rather by doing it in partner-ship with local organizations and local interests, who have a knowledge of what sorts of science and technology are most important in communities,

and who have local credibility, and lo-cal integrity,” said Bryan Tisdall, Sci-ence World CEO.

Intermittently, over the past 25 years, since Science World was founded in 1989, they’ve been more or less active across the province. In the last seven years they’ve increased their presence outside of Vancouver, largely due to provincial funding that enabled them to operate an outreach program. That funding has since been exhausted.

Now they’ve got a new focus – al-though no new provincial funding – and Fort St. John resident Stephanie Puleo is the impetus.

Puleo worked in Science World’s community engagement department for eight years when she lived in Van-couver, and when she and her husband moved to Fort St. John for his work

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DAWSON CREEK – A number of Peace region residents voiced their concerns with Destination B.C.’s new branding strategy after a public presentation held in Dawson Creek on Fri., Dec. 12, 2014.

After learning about a multi-tiered ap-proach to compel potential travellers to put B.C. on their dream list, and watching a promotional video meant to express the personality of B.C., many shared their frus-tration that the northeast of the province was left out.

No images of the Peace region were part of the video.

“It really represents the lower part of the province,” said one woman in attendance. “What is your strategy to pull them out of the lower mainland and up to the north so that we can ben-efi t on this?”

Her sentiment was echoed by oth-ers.

“The landscape is very different here north of the rocks than it is south of the rocks,” said one voice, of many, from the crowd.

“It would have taken maybe two pictures of the north, I think the northern lights are a draw for many people, and Liard Hot-

springs, just those two,” said another.Fielding the questions was Marsha

Walden, president and chief executive offi -cer of Destination British Columbia.

“Yes, I know lush rainforests are not so much a part of the north-east part of the province,” she said.

“I really don’t want to be in a debate about what the clips are. This is the ap-proach to our brand that we know motivates consumers to think about this part of the

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FORT ST. JOHN – After a thorough in-vestigation, charges of Possession of Child Pornography and Distribution of Child Pornography against Barton Christopher Tetreau have been stayed.

The investigation dates back to June 20, 2014, when lo-cal RCMP received word that it was possible a computer in Fort St. John was being used for storing and distributing child pornography.

On June 25, 2014, RCMP distributed a news release ex-plaining the charges that had

been laid. However, in time, their

investigation revealed that Tetreau’s wireless Internet connection had been contin-ually accessed and utilized without his knowledge by another person.

The RCMP regrets the al-legations against Tetreau.

“I apologize to Mr. Te-treau for the allegation of his involvement with this offence and regret any nega-tive consequences suffered by Mr. Tetreau,” said Sgt. Marcel Guilbault, the Offi -cer in Charge of the Fort St. John detachment.

“Our criminal investiga-tion has confi rmed that Mr. Tetreau was not involved in the alleged offences,” he said, in a press release.

The accusations origi-nated with an American law

enforcement agency that traced the location of the computer in question to a Fort St. John address.

After obtaining a search warrant, RCMP arrested 39-year-old Tetreau. Police seized his electronic devices and computer for ex-

amination.Tetreau was

later released from custody with conditions, one of which prohibited him from having contact with anyone under the age of 16.

Although Te-treau is now in the clear, the

RCMP’s investigation as to who was accessing his wire-less network remains ongo-ing.

RCMP are not able to comment as to whether or not a suspect has been iden-tifi ed due to a court ordered publication ban.

“We can’t speak to it any further,” said Cpl. Dave Tyreman, North District RCMP media spokesman.

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The Nominating Committee invites the submission to it, in writing, for consider-ation, the names of proposed candidates to fill two positions. Please refer to Rule Number 4.5 and 4.12, overleaf, detailing eligibility for the position of Director and conditions of acceptance of a nomina-tion. Rule 4.9 states “No member, unless he/she is a member of the Nominating Committee, may nominate more than one (1) candidate in respect of an election of a director or directors”. Rule 4.13, overleaf, is included for information and outlines the responsibilities of the Nominating Committee.

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FORT ST. JOHN – Peace country farm-ers can start thinking of how to enhance production now that the $20-million in compensation for lost agricultural lands and activities from Site C will stay local.

On Thurs., Dec. 18, MLA Pat Pimm, who represents Peace River North, and MLA Mike Bernier, of Peace River South, announced that the funding requirement outlined in the B.C. Environmental Assess-ment Certifi cate for the project will sup-port Peace region agricultural enhancement projects.

The legally binding condition, one of 77, indicates that B.C. Hydro must create a $20-million fund to support agricultural projects, but does not specify that the sum stay in the Peace region.

“As MLA for this region I’ve taken the stance from the start that I was neutral on the project, and if in fact it ever got announced, that I’d be making sure that Fort St. John and the region, and the whole district of the Peace Country in itself, was ben-efi tting from the project,” said Pimm.

“It hasn’t been easy, but we’ve managed to convince

our colleagues down south that that fund should stay entirely in the Peace country.”

Although details as to how the funds will be administered haven’t been worked out yet, Pimm and Bernier identifi ed the B.C. Peace River Grain Industry Development Council as being a strong candidate as a delegating body.

The B.C. Peace River Grain Industry De-velopment Council has been around since 1990, and already administers the Peace River Agriculture Development Fund, which provides $2.4-million in research and development funds for agricultural sec-tors in the region.

“We want to make sure that those deci-sions are made by the professionals, the people, the actual farmers in the area who actually have that expertise of the oppor-tunities that could come out of this,” said Bernier.

The money won’t start fl owing until the dam is operational, projected to be 2024.

In addition to the funding announcement, the MLA’s shared another initiative in the works.

Nothing has been formalized yet, but talks of establishing a Peace country liaison committee to help resolve local issues that come up throughout the building of Site C are underway.

A similar committee was created when the Fort St. John Hospital was being built, and it collected and shared information as to how many locals were bidding, how many local contractors were being utilized,

how many employees were in the area, and how many First Nation employees from the area were contributing.

The Peace country liaison committee would be comprised of representatives from Fort St. John, Taylor, Hudson’s Hope, Area B, Area C, the Fort St. John and Dis-trict Chamber of Commerce, and industry, with the intention of giving everybody af-fected the opportunity to provide input and track how the project moves forward.


Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottMLA’s Pat Pimm, representing Peace River North, and Mike Bernier, for Peace River South, made a couple of announcements in light of the Province’s affirmative decision on the Site C Clean Energy Project on Thurs, Dec. 18.

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MONTNEY – In jeopardy of closing its doors for good just two months ago, an out-pouring of helping hands and willing vol-unteers means Montney Hall is secure, at least for now.

In mid November, Aaron Krafczyk, pres-ident of the Montney Community Associa-tion, sent out a plea to the public requesting more volunteers step forward, or the hall, a fi xture in the community for as many as 100 years, would be forced to shut down.

On Nov. 26, 2014, organizers held a pub-lic meeting to inform the public. There was a strong show of support, with about 30 new people intent on keeping the hall open.

“We were able to fi ll in a number of the positions,” Krafczyk said. “A lot of the

members of the community came out and said, call us if you need a hand, but we don’t really want to sign up as members.”

As for whether or not that’s good enough remains to be seen.

“The proof is in the pudding,” he said. “We had a lot of volunteers before, but peo-ple get burnt out and people get busy and move away, and we understand that.”

For the past few years the hall had been running on a skeleton crew of volunteers, half of whom don’t even live in Montney, he said.

Their last community project was the construction of a playground that went considerably over budget because too few stepped forward to help out.

The equipment was purchased over two years ago, and the plan was to have local

Montney Hall saved from closure, for the presentBRONWYN [email protected]

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!WE HOPE YOU HAD A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY! AS SHELL WELCOMES THE NEW YEAR, LET’S LOOK BACK AT SOME OF OUR KEY HIGHLIGHTS IN THE COMMUNITY FROM 2014:SHELL INVESTED OVER $1.1 MILLION IN VARIOUS MUNICIPALITIES AND FIRST NATIONS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT.

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Born in Fort St. John to new parents Ly-eah Lamb and Bruce Fitzgerald, baby Red-mond weighed in at exactly eight pounds.

He entered into this world two days past his expected date of arrival by way of emer-gency C-section, Fitzgerald said, in an in-terview with the Northeast News.

On the afternoon of January 1st, mom and baby were both doing well.

“Mom is a little sore, but in good spirits,” Fitzgerald said.

The chosen fi rst and middle names, Red-mond and Lawrence, have both been passed down from the family. Redmond is the name of Fitzgerald’s grandfather’s brother, and Lawrence is the name of Lamb’s half brother.

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In the wise words of Semisonic, an American alternative rock band formed in 1995, “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.”

It’s from their massively popular 1998 song Clos-ing Time, the biggest hit of their second album, Feeling Strangely Fine.

Those lyrics, the song title and the album name seem oddly in tune with my current attitude about the winding down of 2014, and the bright future that is 2015. I’m feel-ing strangely fi ne with this year being over. Neither nostal-gic, nor eagerly leaping into “some other beginning.”

Lots happened, both in the public sphere, and in my own personal life. The biggest news story was of course Site C getting the Provincial nod. The court cases that follow that decision. The preparations underway: the needs in light of new developments. We’re all in ‘getting ready’ mode.

Do we have the health care? Do we have the policing? Does our infrastructure have the capacity to support X number of people?

We’re getting ready for the party, a ‘boom’ of tens of thousands, a fi gure that’s dependant on LNG investment decisions. Or, some might say, we’re getting ready for our house to be trashed.

As for me, I almost feel like I’m not entitled to an opin-ion on Site C. After all, I only came here in April, and I’d never even been to the Peace region before. If someone had told me before I moved here that Site C was necessary for the future of our province, I would have said, OK. Let’s do this. But having been here, it seems a waste of valuable agricultural land, of First Nations traditions and lifestyles, and of the delicate ecosystem that the Peace River supports. What an upset it will be.

But if I were a business owner, and my little shop were fl oundering, perhaps I would be glad to know that more people would come, and that the city – read region – would see thousands more workers, families, and passersby. I would have hope that my little shop could fl ourish. And, I would feel glad that more people would be able to behold the beauty that is the Peace River region.

Intuitively, I’m not against development. It’s just change that’s hard to cope with, the idea that things won’t always be as they are now.

How will they be? Some look to the heavens for support in times of change and dissension. Not me. I fi nd solace in the words of modern, everyday people, and the knowl-edge that every new beginning really does come from some other beginning’s end.

Bronwyn Scott, reporter

Anndd.... that’s a wrapRe: Christopher Law’s letter to the editor, published

Dec. 11, titled “The onus is on us to ensure gov’t makes decisions that support B.C.’s industries.”)

Mr Law, in his letter takes the position that all levels of government must support and encourage small business as they are the backbone of the BC economy. Fair enough. He continues to say that governments must also support our “key industry sectors”.

He goes on, “ As British Columbians it is up to us to en-sure that all levels of government make decisions that sup-port our provinces’s major industries. Whether it is mining exploration, LNG or mega projects such as Site C…” In reality, this means reduced environmental scrutiny and fi -nancial support-big bucks- in either handouts and subsidies to large corporations, many of which are foreign owned. Where will these subsidies come from? The taxpayers, of course. Canada already has one of the lowest corporate tax structures in the industrial world. The question is: Is this the model for a healthy economy?

What are the consequences of these policies? BC gov-ernment coffers are empty. There is no money for infra-structure projects. Education and health care are terribly underfunded. We are well aware of the shortage of nurses and doctors and the long waiting lists. Mr Law’s support of

Site C is of special interest to us in the North Peace. By the time this letter is printed, everyone will have heard that the total estimated costs for Site C have risen from $7.9 to $8.5 Billion, which is an increase of 7.6%. Yet, as recently as January of this year, the Joint Review Panel was told that $7.9 Billion was the absolute top fi gure. Clearly, this was a false claim. This raises the disturbing question : Was this inaccuracy an attempt to mislead the public and Commis-sion or was it the result of utter incompetence?

Mr Law conveniently does not tell us who will pay for the $8.5 billion capital cost, or the massive interest pay-ments? In fact, the Unit Energy Cost for Site C, by Hy-dro’s own numbers will exceed the open market cost al-most 3 fold! That means that the taxpayer will once again be on the hook and have to pay the difference of electricity production costs.

The concept of taxpayer subsidy of large megaprojects or large corporations is seriously fl awed. This approach will not help the small businesses of BC. Mr. Law does not give enough credit to the inventiveness and ingenuity of small business owners. All they really need, and want is a level playing fi eld.

Mike Kroecher, Charlie LakeRick Koechl, Charlie Lake

Regarding business and Site C

Re: “Peace region receives $20 million from province for agricultural industry” article in Energeticcity.ca on December 18, 2014

I noticed a few problems with this story. I thought that the $20 million was part of the mitigation and budget for Site C, and would come from BC Hydro, and not the BC Government? Of course it basically all comes from the same pot. However, it might explain part of the BC Gov-ernments problem with trying to nail down a price tag for the dam.

Then we have the following remarks by Pat Pimm: “It hasn’t been easy, but we managed to convince our col-leagues down south that [the] fund should stay entirely in the Peace country.” Well, that was the whole idea of that fund in the fi rst place, so it should not have taken much “convincing”.

It goes on to report that his hope is that the Peace region begins to produce more agriculture as a result of the fund-ing. “Who knows; we might compete with Fraser Valley at some point in time,” the MLA concluded. Could someone please explain to him that Site C would fl ood the closest thing we will ever have to the ‘Fraser Valley’ in northern BC for agriculture production capability.

Anyway, I would suggest the best way to achieve what Pat Pimm wants, is to donate part of that money to the Peace Valley Landowner Association legal fund. They are going to BC Supreme Court starting on April 20, 2015, and are seeking to quash the Environmental Assessment Cer-tifi cate for Site C, and stop all this grief.

Steven W. MetzgerHudson’s Hope, B.C.

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FORT ST. JOHN – There is a changing of the guard at the North Peace Cultural Centre with Bettyanne Hampton’s recent resignation from her position as executive director.

Hampton held the position for fi ve years,

and “wholeheartedly enjoyed the unique challenges and exciting triumphs of north-ern working and living,” she said, in an email. However, a “warmer and less remote opportunity” factored strongly in her deci-sion to leave.

Hampton tendered her resignation prior to the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the North Peace Cultural Society on Weds.,

Dec. 17, indicating that the previous year had caused great stress to herself and her family.

At the meeting, attended by more than 70 people, Hampton thanked the board of directors, and said she was taking with her “many wonderful memories of suc-cessful accomplishments, of inspiring artistic events, and of the warmth and friendship of many.”


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Photo Credit Bronwyn ScottBettyanne Hampton, former executive director of the North Peace Cultural Centre, and David Batterham, president, at a Fort St. John Committee of the Whole meeting on Sept. 15, 2014.


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April 13 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. April 20 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. May 4 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. May 19 (Tues)** In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. June 1 Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m. June 15 In-Camera Board Meeting 5:30 p.m. Public Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. NOTES:

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In the spring and summer of 2015, BC Hydro will be installing a microwave communications tower inside the fence at the Taylor Substation, located at 5965 Tod Road. This will allow point-to-point communications with other BC Hydro substations and facilities in northeast B.C., so that the electrical system works reliably and effectively.

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this past September, it was ideal for Science World and Puleo to start something new.

“It just seemed like good timing for them to try out a pi-lot role where they’d have a representative in a community outside of Vancouver to expand presence in that particular region,” she said.

Growing up, Puleo always had an interest in science and hands-on learning. She got her degree in marine sci-ence, and after graduating she started working with Science World’s inner city school program. She rose to become the program manager.

Before moving to Fort St. John, Puleo lived in Prince Ru-pert and worked with the Port Edward Historical Society, but Science World still held a special place in her heart.

“I was still just very passionate about the work that they do, so, I started working with a different non profit orga-nization in Prince Rupert, and I was really looking at how we could possibly partner with Science World to bring that sort of level of engagement with science to the community there,” she explained.

“We managed to pull it off, and I think it really helped Science World look at that ability of working with partners in a community.”

Today, Puleo is Science World’s regional engagement officer for the northeast region, based out of Fort St. John, and she’s been busy meeting with local organizations and individuals trying to get a handle on what kind of program-ming or facility could enhance science education here.

“We’re really trying to start with the ground level of ask-ing the community what they think would be most helpful for them,” she said.

“In previous outreach activities we’ve come to local ar-eas and brought with us programs that we think would fit, but really, with this opportunity to have me here, we’d like to start with the conversation first.”

So far she’s met with Mayor Lori Ackerman, School District 60, the Northern Environmental Action Team and

with library and business representatives, among others. Later this month, Puleo and a Science World colleague

are holding a focus group to bring all of those voices to-gether, and ask them what the needs of the community are, and how Science World can help strengthen science learning locally.

“[We’re] hoping to pilot something before the end of the school year. So, definite-ly we’ll be seeing something from Science World in the spring time,” said Puleo.

She’ll be holding a sepa-rate community consultation in each community to ensure that the science opportuni-ties offered will meet local needs.

While science education in the northeast isn’t lacking, the opportunity Puleo repre-sents is one that educators are excited about.

“Anything that can help enhance hands-on learning, whether it’s for science or any other subject matter is something that we are in-terested in looking at,” said Stephen Petrucci, assistant superintendent of School District 60.

Puleo is also the assistant executive director for the Fort St. John Literacy Soci-ety, and the month of Janu-ary has proven a serendipi-tous occasion for her two roles to merge.

January is Family Literacy Month, and this year’s theme is S.T.E.A.M. – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. Continued from Front.

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In the spring and summer of 2015, BC Hydro will be installing a microwave communications tower inside the fence at the Fort St. John Substation, located at 7480 - 86th Street. This will allow point-to-point communications with other BC Hydro substations and facilities in northeast B.C., so that the electrical system works reliably and effectively.

The tower will be a free-standing, narrow lattice structure about 55 metres tall with a 3 metre lightning arrestor at the top, for a total height of approximately 58 metres (190 feet). It will hold four microwave antennas (dishes) trained on BC Hydro communication towers at other facilities. The lowest antenna will be about 40 metres (131 feet) from the ground.

A VHF antenna will also be installed near the top of the tower to provide mobile radio coverage for BC Hydro Field Operations crews in the region. The steel tower will be painted with alternating red and white sections, and a red marker light is required at the top.

For more information please contact Bob Gammer, Northern Community Relations Manager, at 250 561 4858 or [email protected].

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The Financial Consultant will work out of our Virtual Service Center, performing a wide variety of duties includ-ing providing advice, and on-going sales and service to members and potential members by actively promot-ing a full range of deposit and lending products and services by identifying and pursuing relationship building opportunities through referrals and active business development. The individual will have the ability to signifi-cantly improve the financial lives of our members through providing account openings and other account ser-vices, with interest in developing skills that would allow them to provide lending and deposit services via virtual channels.

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volunteer labour, supervised by a certifi ed installer, put it together on a weekend. Despite several attempts to rally the troops, the weekend project didn’t happen.

“We had to resort to contracting the entire install out to a company from Prince George. This decision added $20,000 to the cost of the playground, and essentially emptied the hall coffers,” Krafczyk said.

The cost of the playground ended up being close to $100,000.

While it was signifi cantly over budget, money’s not the problem. It’s man power.

“Everybody’s making good money in the oil patch, and they’re busy, they’re working these 12 or 14 hour shifts, or two weeks in camp and all this stuff, and they come home and they need to spend what little time they have with their families, and the communities I feel suffer from that,” said Krafczyk.

Liquor laws are also proving troublesome.What they’d done at the hall in the past is kept a stock-

pile of liquor for events, and organizers would re-stock the

supply a couple of times a year. All of the alcohol was locked in cabinets. But legally, they’re required to buy alcohol specifi c for each event, and return unsold liquor the next day for a refund.

“Newly appointed government liquor inspectors started aggressively enforcing B.C.’s draconian special event liquor laws. Complying with these ridiculous laws es-sentially doubles the workload for volunteers and eliminates the hall’s ability to profi t from the serving of alcohol,” he said.

“It’s just like anything, the government wants to regulate and legislate everything, but they’re basically making it so hard, so much work for a couple of volunteers, that nobody wants to do it anymore.”

Nonetheless, organizers like Krafczyk are hopeful that the volunteers who have stepped forward are committed to keeping Montney Hall open, and willing to put in the time.

To improve communication between volunteers and organizers, a new Facebook page, called Montney Com-munity Hall, has been created. Anyone interested in vol-

unteering can express their

interest on that Facebook page, or call Aaron Krafczyk at 250-329-6390.

Montney Hall has been a fi xture of the community for as long as memory serves.

“It’s at least 75 years old,” Krafczyk said. “The stories that I’ve heard say that the original hall way back when was, it could be 100 or more.”

The current building is only 30 or 40 years old, he said, but it was built to replace the original structure that had long been a staple in the community.

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Phone:250-785-2662

Email:[email protected]

Administrative AssistantThe Fort St John Association for Community Living has been providing support to adults with developmental disabilities in Fort St John for over 50 years. We are seeking a motivated person to join our administrative team. General duties will be:• Answering phones and providing exceptional

customer service• Sorting and distributing mail• Data entry, filing, word processing and general

office duties• Providing administrative assistance to the

leadership team• Assisting with payroll and Human Resource Duties• Assisting with monthly newsletter and assistance

with special projects• Education, Training, and Experience:• High level skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel

and Publisher)• Excellent communication skills, including

professional phone manner• Attention to detail, team mentality and positive

attitude• Professional presentation• Experience in bookkeeping and with accounting

software would be an assetFor more information about this position please contact Trina Blank at 250-787-9262 ext 229 or [email protected]


*Price plus tax. Credit on approval discounts & rebates have been paid to price shown. DL#5247

*Some vehicles not exactly as shown.

FORT MOTORS LTD

BUD WILLIAMSONPARTNER

COREY NICOLLSGENERAL SALES

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KARL WEISSSALES

CHER LALIBERTESALES

MARK SHANTZSALES MANAGER

LORALEIGH JOHNSTONRV DEPARTMENT

SHANNON CHIUPKASALES

CHRIS SCHNEIDERSALES

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$28,500

2011 JEEP WRANGLER RUBICON

4X4LEATHERAUTO

L56699

$27,900

2009 GMC YUKON 1500

L44129

4X4LEATHER

5 DOORHATCHBACK $18,500L56816

2014 FOCUS SE

REG CAB, 4X4AUTO, ONLY 44,000K $21,500L01406

2010 CHEV SILVERADO

AWDLEATHERHEATED SEATS $17,900L14293

2011 FUSION SPORT

$46,995LR7313

2014 EXPLORER LIMITED

AWD, LEATHER HEATED STEERING WHEEL, NAV,TRAILER TOW

CREWCAB, 4X4DIESELLEATHER $39,800L89223

2011 F350 LARIAT

4X4, 5.4L V8, LEATHER, MOONROOF,NAV $51,995LR9350

2014 EXPEDITION MAX LIMITED

4X4, ECO BOOST,FACTORY WARRANTY $32,900LR4581

2013 F150 S/CREW XLT

AWD, 3.0L V6,SYNC $19,995LR6568

2012 ESCAPE XLT

AWD, 3.5L V6,PANORAMIC ROOF,NAV, 20” ALUMINUM WHEELS

$36,995LR2832

2014 EDGE SEL

XLTAWD, LEATHERHEATED SEATS $20,500L68719

2009 ESCAPE SPORT

AWDLEATHERMOONROOF $29,900L42187

2011 EDGE SPORT

CREWCAB, 4X4DIESELLEATHER $39,900L92650

2011 F350 LARIAT

AWDLEATHERLOADED $32,900L00343

2012 EXPLORER LIMITED

AUTO4X4LOADED $23,500L62311

2009 FJ CRUISER

1500CREWCAB4X4 $20,995L16720

2008 GMC SIERRA

$32,900

2013 F150 S/CREW XLT

4X4,ECO BOOST,FACTORYWARRANTY LR6695

AUTO,FWD,REMOTE START $16,800L17900

2011 CHEV HHR LS

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